NBA G League

NBA G League Assignments/Recalls: 2/1/19

Here are Friday’s assignments and recalls from around the NBA G League:

  • The Pistons assigned power forward Henry Ellenson to the Grand Rapids Drive, according to a team press release. In six games with the Drive, Ellenson is averaging 19.7 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 3.0 APG and 1.2 BPG. The 2016 first-round pick has only appeared in two games with Detroit this season.
  • The Spurs assigned rookie forward Chimezie Metu and rookie guard Lonnie Walker IV to the Austin Spurs, according to a team press release. They’ll play against the Long Island Nets on Friday. In 17 games with Austin, Metu is averaging 14.2 PPG and 7.6 RPG. He’s appeared in 21 San Antonio games. Walker IV has seen action in 19 games with Austin, averaging 15.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG and 1.6 APG. He’s seen action in four Spurs games.
  • The Cavaliers assigned guard Kobi Simmons to the Canton Charge, the team announced in a press release. Simmons has seen action in 31 games with the Charge this season, posting averages of 16.7 PPG and 4.0 RPG. He signed a 10-day contract with Cleveland on January 27.

NBA G League Assignments/Recalls: 1/31/19

Here are Thursday’s assignments and recalls from around the NBA G League:

NBA G League Assignments/Recalls 1/29/19

Here are Tuesday’s assignments and recalls from around the NBA G League:

  • The Bucks have recalled Christian Wood from the Wisconsin Herd, per the team’s Twitter feed. Wood averaged 33.7 points per game during his latest stint with Milwaukee’s G League affiliate.
  • The Wizards have recalled Gary Payton II from the Capital City Go-Go, according to the team’s Twitter feed. The point guard received 12 minutes of action for Washington against Cleveland tonight, scoring 11 points and adding four assists.

NBA G League Assignments/Recalls: 1/28/19

Here are Monday’s assignments and recalls from around the NBA G League:

  • The Nets assigned rookie forward Dzanan Musa to the Long Island Nets, the G League team tweets. Musa has been working his way back from a left shoulder injury suffered during a G League game in mid-December. The 29th overall pick hasn’t seen action in an NBA game since December 1st.
  • The Mavericks recalled rookie forward Ray Spalding from the Texas Legends for the first time this season, Dwain Price of Mavs.com tweets. Spalding, a late second-round selection acquired from Philadelphia, has averaged 15.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG and 2.2 BPG in 30.1 MPG over 29 games with the Legends.

NBA G League Assignments/Recalls: 1/25/19

Here are Friday’s assignments and recalls from around the NBA G League:

  • The Wizards assigned guard Gary Payton II to the Capital City Go Go, the team’s PR department tweets. He’ll play against Grand Rapids on Friday. Payton signed a 10-day contract with the Wizards on Monday. He appeared in 13 G League games with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers this season, posting a 19.2/8.2/6.6 line.
  • The Spurs assigned rookies Lonnie Walker IV and Chimezie Metu to the Austin Spurs, Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express News tweets. They’ll play against Rio Grande on Friday. Walker, the 18th overall pick, hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since January 3rd. Metu, the team’s second-rounder, has only appeared in one Spurs game since December 13th.

And-Ones: McCullough, Trades, 2020 Draft

Former first-round pick Chris McCullough has signed a G League contract and entered the NBAGL player pool, tweets Adam Johnson of 2 Ways & 10 Days, noting that the former Syracuse power forward is eligible to be claimed off waivers.

The 29th overall pick in the 2015 draft, McCullough spent a season and a half in Brooklyn, followed by a season and a half in Washington. He appeared in just 59 total games for the two clubs, averaging 3.3 PPG and 1.9 RPG in 9.0 minutes per contest. Most recently, the 23-year-old joined the Pistons for training camp, then played in China for a month in the fall. He’ll be looking to earn another shot in the NBA once he lands with a G League team.

Here are a few more odds and ends from around the basketball world:

  • In an entertaining piece for The Athletic, Sam Amick speaks to veteran front office executives John Hammond (Magic general manager), Travis Schlenk (Hawks general manager), and Mike Zarren (Celtics assistant GM) about the process of negotiating and completing trades in the NBA. The three men revisited some of the deals they’ve made over the years in their current or previous management roles.
  • We’re still about five months away from the 2019 draft, but that didn’t stop ESPN’s Jonathan Givony (Insider-only link) from looking ahead to 2020’s draft. Prep star Jaden McDaniels is Givony’s new pick for the No. 1 prospect in the 2020 class.
  • Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports provides some information on this season’s two-way contracts, listing the 13 deals which run for two years and don’t expire until 2020 (Twitter links). The Sixers, Mavericks, and Grizzlies each have both of their two-way players locked up through the 2019/20 season, per Smith.

NBA G League Assignments/Recalls: 1/24/19

Here are Thursday’s assignments and recalls from around the NBA G League:

  • The Sixers have assigned Justin Patton and Zhaire Smith to the Delaware Blue Coats for rehab purposes, the team announced. Patton will begin practicing with limited and controlled contact as he works back from right foot surgery, while Smith will participate in non-contact practices as he returns from a Jones fracture in his left foot.
  • The Celtics assigned rookie forward Robert Williams to the Maine Red Claws, announcing the move on social media. Williams was selected by the Celtics with the No. 27 pick in the 2018 draft, appearing in 22 games so far this season.
  • The Hornets have recalled Dwayne Bacon from the Greensboro Swarm, the team announced in a press release. Bacon is holding season averages of 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 23 games with Charlotte on the year.

NBA G League Assignments/Recalls: 1/22/19

Here are Tuesday’s NBA G League assignments and recalls from across the league:

  • The Bucks have recalled Christian Wood from the Wisconsin Herd, according to the team’s Twitter feed. Wood scored 34 points and brought down a franchise-record 23 rebounds for the team’s G League affiliate on Jan 19.
  • The Hornets have recalled Devonte’ Graham from the Greensboro Swarm, according to the team’s website. Graham has appeared in seven games for the Swarm this season and he’s averaging 22.4 points per game.

NBA G League Assignments/Recalls: 1/21/19

Here are Monday’s NBA G League assignments and recalls from across the league:

  • The Bucks have recalled big man Christian Wood from the Wisconsin Herd, Milwaukee’s PR department tweets. Wood started three games for the Herd while on assignment and averaged 26.3 PPG, 13.7 RPG, 1.7 SPG and 1.3 BPG. Wood has appeared in six games with Milwaukee this season.
  • The Hornets assigned forward Dwayne Bacon and guard Devonte’ Graham to the Greensboro Swarm, according to a team press release. Bacon had 20 points and nine rebounds in a loss to the Canton Charge Monday afternoon, while Graham was held to five points. They have played a combined 49 games with Charlotte this season.